* New York* Syracuse - January 16, 2018 * NYSY 01.16.18 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 08, 2018 - January 16, 2018to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (just outside Cayuga County),Onondaga, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison & Cortlandcompiled: January 16 AT 12:00 p.m. (EST)compiler: Joseph BrinOnondaga Audubon Homepage: www.onondagaaudubon.org Greetings: This is the Syracuse Rare Bird Alert for the week of January 8, 2018. Highlights-------------- KING EIDERBLACK VULTUREGOLDEN EAGLEICELAND GULLGLAUCOUS GULLLESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLSNOWY OWLSHORT-EARED OWLMERLINNORTHERN SHRIKESAVANNAH SPARROWLAPLAND LONGSPUR
Montezuma National Wildlife Complex (MNWC) and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)---------------- No reports this week. Onondaga County------------ 1/8: 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at a farm near the intersection of Rt. 80 and Vincent corners Road in Fabius. 1/9: A KING EIDER was again seen on the Oswego River in Phoenix. 1/11: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at the South Meadows Nature Area in Tully. 1/14: An ICELAND GULL was seen on the Seneca River in Baldwinsville. 1/15: A BLACK VULTURE was seen on Seneca Turnpike near Taylor Road west of Jamesville. A SNOWY OWL was seen near the entrance to the State Fair. 1/16: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and 4 ICELAND GULLS were seen from Mercer Park in Baldwinsville. Oswego County-------------- 1/9: A KING EIDER was seen at the Oswego County side off the Oswego River in Phoenix. It was seen on the 10th. and the 11th. also. 1/10: A SNOWY OWL was seen at Oswego Harbor. It was seen on the 11th. also. 1/13: 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen on the Oswego River above the dam. 1/14: A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Indian Point on the Oswego River north of Fulton. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Lock 6 in Oswego. 1/15: An ICELAND GULL was seen in Phoenix. Madison County------------ 1/10 A SNOWY OWL was seen on Gee Road north of Chittenango. 1/11: A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Mason Hill east of Hamilton. 1/14: A SNOWY OWL was seen on Bellinger Road north of Cazenovia. 1/15: A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Eden Hollow Road south of Erieville. Oneida County------------ 1/11: A MERLIN was seen at Spring Farm Nature Center south of Clinton. ---end transcript ---Joseph BrinRegion 5 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 USA -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --